Q&A - Guilty to a Lesser Charge
How is it that someone can be charged with an impaired and a refusal to submit a sample and only be found guilty of driving without due care and attention? This is not right :(
How is it that someone can be charged with an impaired and a refusal to submit a sample and only be found guilty of driving without due care and attention? This is not right :(
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Crown Counsel are lawyers who act on behalf of the Crown and are tasked with the approval and prosecution of the cases that the police investigate and send them. We hear the police side of the charges in the media, in this case impaired driving and refusing to provide a breath sample, but the driving without due care and attention result can be caused by a few things:
Crown Counsel Policy Manual - Prosecution of Impaired Driving Charges